Network Security

An attack campaign connected to a network of malicious pornographic websites has hit more than 2,000 Google Android users in the U.S., and Kaspersky warns that campaigns are increasingly adding mobile components.

Six men were indicted for their role in an international cybercrime ring that defrauded online-ticket reseller StubHub of at least $1 million. Investigators believe the group used stolen passwords to gain access to accounts and purchase fraudulent e-tickets to concerts, sporting events and Broadway shows.

Hyped-up security risks and threats can lead to disappointing investments in new security technologies, according to a survey of nearly 5,000 IT and IT security professionals. Nearly half said they have been frequently or very frequently disappointed in their security deployments.

Critical infrastructure protection is lacking at many privately owned critical infrastructure facilities, according to a survey of IT professionals who maintain industrial control systems at such places.

Kaspersky Lab's newly formed federal subsidiary and software giant Microsoft are advising the government on how to improve federal procurement of cybersecurity products and services as part of President Obama's Executive Order to bolster critical infrastructure protection.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is establishing broader ties with trusted managed services providers under a program to share classified threat intelligence with MSPs that manage systems for small and midsize businesses.

CRN's 2018 MSP 500
With the fast-growing -- and fast-changing -- MSP landscape in mind, CRN has again assembled the MSP 500, an annual list that recognizes North American solution providers with cutting-edge approaches to managed services.